Spring Sampler

It has been so gray and yucky around here lately...I'm sooooo over winter.  I'm ready for spring!  While it is bright and sunny out today, it was not when I made this card yesterday!  I had to find some way to bring some cuteness to a dreary day, and the Spring Sampler stamp set was just the ticket.  This is such an adorable set...even the rain boots and umbrellas are cute!

This card is a little 3"x3" notecard, perfect for tucking in with a little gift.  I colored the images with my markers, then punched them out with a circle punch, adding a Basic Gray circle behind it.  The buttons are from the Brights and Neutrals collections, plus one little retired white button.  I tied Whisper White Baker's Twine in the holes, but didn't want to have white on white.  Did you know that you can dye our ribbon and Baker's Twine?  It's so simple.  I simply pushed down on the twine while running it over the Basic Gray ink pad a few times.  It's good to use some scrap paper or a sponge dauber if you don't want to get ink all over your fingers. :)

Stamps:  Spring Sampler (125510), Pennant Parade (122740)
Ink:  Basic Gray Classic Ink (126981), Basic Gray (119703), Basic Black (100082), and Tempting Turquoise (119702) Stampin' Around Markers
Paper:  Basic Gray (121044), Whisper White (100730), and Tempting Turquoise (102067) card stock
Accessories:  Cloudy Day Embossing Folder (127022), Big Shot (113439), 1" Circle Punch (119868), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (119861), Bitty Banners Framelits (129267), Brights Designer Buttons (119747), Neutrals Designer Buttons (119743), Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262)

You Are My Sunshine...When Skies Are Gray

When my girls were babies, I sang this song to them all the time.  ALL the time.  I still sing it to them sometimes, especially when they are feeling sad or having a hard time going to sleep.  So when I saw this as one of the new single stamp options, I HAD to get it. 

I'm still having issues with my arm, so I didn't get a lot of stamping done this weekend.  But I did make two little 4"x4" cards using this stamp, one for each of my girls.  This one is so simple...I think it took me all of ten minutes to make, but I love it, because it just matches the song perfectly.  My girls are going to be so excited when I give them these cards.  They love the song, too, but mostly, they just love it when I give them cards (which I don't do nearly enough!)

Stamps:  Sunshine (132671)
Ink:  Jet Black Staz-On Ink (101406)
Paper:  Daffodil Delight (119683), Basic Black (121045), and Basic Gray (121044) card stock
Accessories:  Big Shot (113439), Cloudy Day Embossing Folder (127022), Neutrals Designer Buttons (119743), Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126872), Whisper White Baker's Twine (124262)